2014 Charity Turf Challenge

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@NI...I will not take any of the horses you have taken...and, except for the July, I will not touch any of the other races in which you have horses running......

LOL!!

Punt them ALL TN....race over!!! (tu)-DX(

Good luck Clanners...BIG DAY tomorrow!!! ()(tu)-D

Picked up 59 points on July Day...Hot Ticket X Legislate X Beach Beauty! And HIT THEM HARD with the treble!!!! YOU BEAUTY!!! X(X(X(X(-D

Picked up 55 points ,beat me by 4 ,well done mate

Bump for me

Please note that the STAND ALONE prize winner on VDJ Day will be announced in the next CTC press release which will be updated and sent on Tuesday, 8 July. Also included will be:

· leader board
· lucky draw winners


Apologies for the delay.


Regards

2014 CHAMPIONS SEASON CHARITY TURF CHALLENGE (CTC) sponsored by GOLD CIRCLE

Saturday, 5 July was a massive day in the competition with a total of 141 points up grabs in the many feature races which was headed by the running of Africa’s Greatest Horseracing Event the Gr.1 Vodacom Durban July. Sadly, the race had to be decided in the boardroom after an objection was lodged by jockey Richard Fourie on behalf of the second placed horse, Legislate against the winner Wylie Hall. The objection was upheld and LEGISLATE (Dynasty) scored 25 points for his legion of follows in the competition. BEACH BEAUTY (Dynasty) successfully defended her crown in the Gr.1 Jonsson Workwear Garden Province Stakes earning 20 points. The Gr.2 Nokia Gold Vase was won by Hot Ticket (Silvano) scoring 14 points and in the Gr.3 tabGOLD 2200 it was Master Sabina (Jet Master) that found the winners enclosure, scoring 9 points. A full breakdown of the points scored on the day is as follows:

5 July Greyville MR 84 Handicap F&M RESOLUTION 1st 1

ISOBAR 1st 1 tabGOLD 2200 (Gr.3) MASTER SABINA 1st 9

ALEXANDER 2nd 5

GOLD ONYX 3rd 3

Nokia Gold Vase (Gr.2) HOT TICKET 1st 14

WAVIN' FLAG 2nd 9

WILD ONE 3rd 6

Vodacom Durban July (Gr.1)* LEGISLATE 1st 25

WYLIE HALL 2nd 14

FUTURA 3rd 10

Thukela Handicap (LR) LOCKHEED JETSTAR 1st 0

Garden Province (Gr.1) BEACH BEAUTY 1st 20

HAMMIE'S HOOKER 2nd 14

ARCETRI PINK 3rd 10

MR 104 Handicap MR WHATEVER 1st 1

Ethekwini Sprint VIRGO'S BABE 1st 1

*bonus race

Rishi Sukhdoo aka “Powder Keg 1” wins Vodacom Durban July Stand Alone Prize!

Rishi Sukhdoo produced the right combination with one of his four entries in the Charity Turf Challenge competition to score 92 points with his entry “Powder Keg 1” on Vodacom Durban July Day and walks away with R20 000, CONGRATULATIONS Rishi! Below is the winning entry:

Horse1: YORKER Points: 0

Horse2: FUTURA Points: 10

Horse3: LEGISLATE Points: 25

Horse4: BEACH BEAUTY Points: 20

Horse4: BEACH BEAUTY Points: 20

Horse5: HAMMIE'S HOOKER Points: 14

Horse6: ATHINA Points: 0

Horse7: HOT TICKET Points: 14

Horse8: SANTA CAROLINA Points: 0

Horse9: WAVIN' FLAG Points: 9

Horse10: RIVER CROSSING Points: 0

TOTAL POINTS: 92

Provisional leader board – 8 July (subject to verification during final audit):

1 Saki-6 259 2 alf2 247

3 Suri4 246

He's a Nadoe 246

5 Saki-3 244

Saki-5 244

Saki-8 244

8 Noordhoek Ice9 243

9 Saki-4 240

Pay the poor ! 240

11 Joy Dunn 2 237

12 Powder Keg 2 234

13 Raias Pride 232

14 LIONSBLOOD 231

Jeremy Chetty 5 231

SUNNY CM 8 231

SUNNY CM 4 231

CARGO MOVERS 4 231

19 Saki-1 230

Saki-2 230

CARGO MOVERS 5 230 CONNEMARA STUD7 230 macgyver2 230 Asgar Essak 1 230

25 WINNERS TAKE ALL 10 229

BCL Tribute 14 229

Sloopy 229

The entire Leader Board can be viewed on the CTC press release page, open PDF file at the bottom of the page.

Whilst its valuable points in the bag for the top 10, the competition is definitely not done and dusted as there is 44 points that can be scored in the Gr.1 Mercury Sprint on Saturday, 12 July leading into the last bonus race of the competition, the Gr.1 Gold Cup which also features the Gr.1 Champions Cup and the Gr.2 Gold Bracelet on “Super Saturday”, 26 July and judging by the selection of horses that the TOP 50 have in the competition, the 2014 competition is in for a nail biting finish.

Trying for a top 3 finish!!

2014 CHAMPIONS SEASON CHARITY TURF CHALLENGE (CTC)
sponsored by GOLD CIRCLE

On Saturday, 12 July the running of the Gr.1 Mercury Sprint took place at Clairwood Racecourse. Followers of Normanz were dealt a severe blow when he was scratched prior to the running of the race and Copper Parade (Lecture) who has not in the competition then went off as the SAFETote favourite and the Port Elizabeth raider did his connections proud, finishing a gallant second. However, trainer Mike Bass who finished third in this race in 2013 with champion sprinter, What A Winter, was not to be denied in this year’s renewal and scored handsomely with Fly By Night (Jet Master) and third place went to Showmetheway (Muhtafal). Points scored, 20 and 10 respectively.

[bProvisional leader board TOP 50 – 14 July (subject to verification during final audit):
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The entire Leader Board can now be viewed on the CTC press release page, open PDF file at the bottom of the page

The result of the Mercury Sprint had no impact on the leader board and whilst this is a quiet week in the competition, the countdown to a grand finale of the 2014 Charity Turf Challenge has begun!

“Super Saturday” at Greyville Racecourse, 26 July 2014 will feature the Gr.1 Gold Cup (worth 44 points plus 5 bonus points to the winner), Gr.1 Champions Cup (worth 44 points), Gr.2 Gold Bracelet (worth 29 points), Listed Darley Arabian (worth 2 points to the winner) and the Listed Umgeni Handicap (worth 2 points to the winner). With a total of 126 points (including the 5 bonus points) on offer for the above features and only 39 points separating the TOP 50, we in for a photo finish to the 2014 competition!